LAYTON -- City officials are excited to take responsibility for the long-term landscape maintenance of the area surrounding the Layton Parkway and Interstate 15.
The Layton Parkway interchange opened about a year ago, and the construction of the landscape and irrigation improvements was part of the interchange project.
Layton recently entered into a landscape maintenance agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation that puts the city in charge of improving the aesthetic quality of the interstate entrance into Layton.
"This allows Layton city to do the maintenance on this interchange, as we are on the other two interchanges," said David Price, Layton's parks and recreation director. "This is the same agreement as the other two."
Layton also maintains the landscape of I-15 interchanges at Hill Field Road and at Antelope Drive.
Crews have done some hydroseeding on the southwest slope of the southbound entrance to I-15, where grass should grow, and Price said they will do some drill seeding in other areas of the interchange.
The city will monitor the plants and trees UDOT installed. After a year, city crews will see how those plants and trees are faring.
"Then we will take over responsibility of replacing the plants that die," Price said.
While Layton is agreeing to take over the landscape maintenance, city officials said the total project has not been accepted and will not be accepted until certain work is complete.
Bill Wright, community and economic development director, said UDOT still has some responsibilities to fulfill.
"UDOT will make sure the light system is functioning correctly. There are also a few areas with concrete issues."
UDOT will retain ownership of the land and maintain all paved road areas.
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